Denzel Washington

May 5 2011

Martin Luther King III, Ambassador Andrew Young among founders

ATLANTA, Ga.—Raycom Media one of the nation’s largest broadcasters, will make Bounce TV the first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network designed exclusively for African American audiences. It will be available in 26 of Raycom’s market when the network launches this fall.

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 14 2011

At Roberts & Tilton gallery

“How do you find a center core, calm place to create a painting in which there are so many variations, be it cultural, gender, sexuality?” —Kehinde Wiley

Superstar painter Kehinde Wiley returned to his native Los Angeles Saturday night for the opening of his ongoing exhibition at Culver City’s Roberts & Tilton gallery, titled “The World Stage: Israel.”

Mar 10 2011

Established Maranatha Community Church

Celebration of life services for Billy G. Ingram, Ph.D., founder and pastor of Maranatha Community Church, will be held on March 19 at 10 a.m.

Ingram, 58, died on March 8 of a heart attack while sleeping. He was taken by paramedics to Kaiser Permanente on Cadillac in Los Angeles where he was declared dead.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Feb 24 2011

Hollywood by Choice

Media mogul Cathy Hughes made headlines recently when she gave her honest opinion about the roles Black women have portrayed in films that have garnered them Oscars, namely Halle Berry for the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball” and Mo’Nique for the 2009 film “Precious.” Both played rather unsavory characters who shocked and dismayed some moviegoers. But their outstanding performances thrust them into American film history.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Feb 3 2011

Black soldiers in the Civil War

Black History Month is in full swing and there is much going on around the city in observance of those who paved a way not only for African Americans but the world. Each year on Edward’s Air Force Base, civilian workers and military personnel take their families and guests on a journey through time to reflect and learn about Black history.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.